Mariners send starting pitcher Hancock to Triple-A and put reliever Tayler Saucedo on injured list

The Seattle Mariners sent starting pitcher Emerson Hancock to Triple-A Tacoma and placed reliever Tayler Saucedo on the 15-day injured list with a hyperextended right knee on Wednesday. Hancock finished four innings with four runs allowed in his last turn on Tuesday in Minnesota. The sixth overall pick in the 2020 amateur draft is 3-3 with a 5.24 ERA in seven starts, with six home runs allowed in 34 1/3 innings.